Radoslaw Zurek, aged 28, was found guilty at Northampton Crown Court on Monday, July 8, following a six-day trial.
On the evening of January 2, 2024, Northamptonshire Police was called by the ambulance service to a flat in Victoria Road, Northampton, over concerns for the welfare of a man there.
Inside, paramedics had found Zurek in the bathroom with self-inflicted wounds, alongside a nine-month-old child found in a baby bouncer covered with a blanket.
While Zurek received emergency treatment and was taken to hospital, one of the responding officers, PC Tim Walker, had the foresight to insist on an immediate examination of the baby which revealed marks on the child’s face and neck.
Extensive checks at the hospital found the baby had bruising around both sides of the neck and petechiae on the face where capillaries had burst, consistent with strangulation.
On January 3, officers attended the hospital and arrested Zurek on suspicion of attempted murder. He asked them about the child and wept when told they were safe and well.
Zurek went on to be charged with the attempted murder of a child under one year old, appearing before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on January 6 where he was remanded into custody with the case sent to crown court for trial.
On July 1 this began at Northampton Crown Court, where the jury heard how the incident had occurred following the breakdown of Zurek’s relationship.
Having given a no-comment interview to police, Zurek also did not give evidence at his trial.
The jury found him guilty of attempted murder and he was remanded into custody to await sentencing on a date yet to be set.
